UC Admissions 2015

takeitallin
Tue, 21 Jul 2015 04:07:29 +0000

Unfortunately, admissions for those UC’s has become over-the-top competitive. There are more kids applying with similar stats than the schools can accommodate. If you look at the admissions threads for each of these schools, there are many stories like that of your son. I agree that it’s hard to know what they are looking for at times and it must be so discouraging for kids who felt like they were doing everything right in high school. Is the 4.2 his UC GPA? Did he challenge himself with AP classes and tests? I know my son had a friend with similar stats who was rejected from every UC he applied to including UCSC, UCSB and UCD. At the time, we felt like he must have made a mistake on his applications, but I’m just not sure. Where did your son end up and is he happy with his choice? I feel like often, we, the parents, carry a grudge about this longer than our kids so- they are devastated at first and then seem to move on. My hope is that he has moved on and is excited about wherever he ends up in the fall!